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Microsoft announces new $350, 1 TB Carbon Black Xbox Series S
(arstechnica.com)
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Seems weird to push it more, even with all the issues BG3 has had supporting both models.
That said, with the high inflation and crazy hardware prices (especially here in Europe) it's nice to see some gaming hardware available on a reasonable budget.
I wish they'd make it more open though like the Steam Deck is. It feels so stupid having like $350+ of good hardware and then not being able to use it to easily do whatever you want.
You can do some homebrew stuff on it if you buy Dev Mode access for £15
I have yet to set it up myself, but apparently the Series S does run emulators quite well https://youtu.be/T1C2yQI9rss
However, the steam deck does that and more just fine
I 100% agree with you on all 3 fronts. Especially 3. If they chose the model S to be their more open and experimental option that would be incredible for the more hacky parts of the tech community, just like the steam deck has been
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